SPRING TRADE LIST 
FEBRUARY 11, 1938 
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HARDY PERENNIALS AND ALPINE PLANTS—continued 
♦SEMPERVIVUM, Houseleek Per lo 
Sometimes known as Hen and Chicken. Plants especially 
good for rock garden. Their rosette-like, thick leaves are 
fleshy and pointed. The small clumps slowly spread, filling 
pockets and crevices between the rocks. 
Atroviolaceum. The largest of the entire collection. Forms 
a beautiful rosette, almost 4" in diameter when fully grown, 
of deep reddish purple leaves. Should be in every rockery. 
8 " . $ 1.20 
Bossier. Forms a beautiful rosette, 6” to 8" in diameter when 
fully grown, leaves are deep green tipped reddish purple. . . 1.20 
Glauca. Blue green leaves. Rosettes are produced in abun¬ 
dance .90 
Rubrum. Large rosettes. At the base a dull green, turning to 
bronze tipped.. 1.20 
Tectorum, leaves have reddish-brown tips, flowers pale red.70 
Ternatum. Olive green rosette, tipped brown. Spreads rapidly . 90 
SOLIDAGO 
Goldenrod, a native of most parts of the Middle-West and 
Eastern States. Golden yellow blooms. August, Sept., 4' .80 
SPIREA, Goat's Beard, Meadow Sweet 
Filipendula, (Dropwort). Numerous corymbs of white flowers 
on stems 15" high. Fern-like foliage, June and July. 1.80 
■"STACHYS, Woundwort 
Lanata, soft silvery foliage. Flowers useless, 4" .80 
*STATICE, Great Sea Lavender, August, 18" 
These plants have broad leathery leaves, producing candle- 
bra-like heads. If cut in full bloom make very valuable 
winter bouquets. 
Latifolia, blue . .90 
♦SWEET WILLIAM, (See Dianthus Barbatus) 
THALICTRUM, Meadow Rue 
Glaucum, yellow flowers,bluish-gray leaves, July, 3 to 4'. . . . 1.20 
♦THYMUS, Thyme 
Sorpyllum Coccineum, plants become completely covered with 
brilliant scarlet flowers, 18".70 
TRITOMA—Kniphofia—Red Hot Poker 
This perennial is not truly hardy in Northern latitudes and 
must be taken up and stored through the winter. Foliage 
grass-like. Blooms range from orange to deep coral. 
August, September, 30". 
Express. A good cut flower, coming in bloom during the mid¬ 
dle of the summer in shades of orange, red and yellow. 2 ft. .70 
Mirabilis. Plant 2 V 2 to 3 ft. high. Flowers very beautiful, 
varying in all shades of from bright lemon to golden yellow 
and bright orange to orange-scarlet.70 
Pfitzeriana, this is the genuine Red Hot Poker and must be 
grown from divisions .90 
VERBASCUM, Mullein 
Giganteum, large silvery foliage leaf.. .90 
VERBENA, Hardy 
Lilac flowers from June to October, very good, 6". 1.20 
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